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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Which distro do you find the most visually appealing? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 months ago by original_reader@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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It's in the eye of the beholder, of course. But it would be great to see some solid recommendations.

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[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Absolutely. GNOME often looks better, but it just doesnt work. Basic things everywhere are removed or not added.

[–] dallen@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

One man’s “basic” things are another man’s clutter …

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So you mean...

editing images (in the viewer, screenshot tool)
being allowed to customize the UI of any app
changing the login screen (gdm) background
creating a textfile from the filemanager
editing .desktop entries graphically
...

Hahaha, I disagree

[–] dallen@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yea, none of those things matter to me.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had plenty of fun customizing DEs but I don’t really need that on my daily driver. I also have more of a terminal based workflow so perhaps shell customization scratches that itch for me.

To each their own :)

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is not about customizing. What app do you use for editing images, or dont you do this at all?

On GNOME either using Gwenview (KDE) or GIMP, Krita, Kolourpaint, Pinta would work. Which are all very big programs.

[–] dallen@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago

Sometimes I use Drawing for adding some annotations but I mostly just paste directly from the screenshot tool.

In terms of editing, I work more with SVG where I use a very simple editor BoxySVG.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

I have given in to GNOME. Set dark mode, install the extension "Tactile" and never touch the setting again.